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. >> i'm sorry, i will stop the subsidy to pbs and other things. i love big bird, i like you, too, but i'm not going to keep on spending money to borrow from china to pay for. >> labor protests against the largest private employer, walmart, is expanded to 28 stores in 12 states. organizers describe the action as the first retail workers' strike in walmart's history. >> i work in the warehouse in illinois. the conditions are terrible. a lot of safety issues, broken equipment...
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joining me right now political editor for the pbs news hour and white house reporter for the "washington post." hello to you both. okay. last minute deal. christina, do we have time for this? i mean, i talked to representative cummings. most of the representatives are not even in washington, d.c. right now. if they hammer something out in the senate, do we have enough time to make it by january 1? >> yes. congress does always have time when it comes to matters of congress. but do they want to have enough time? this is another question entirely. mitch mcconnell and harry reid have a pretty good personal relationship. they each will privately tell you that they're friends, they actually like each other, and they're both here in washington having some pretty serious discussions about what they can have that passes the senate. can that actually pass the house in time for the deadline is another question. you're going to have lawmakers coming back late sunday night. they have a lot of other things they actually have to tend to. so what ends up happening? is it very possible right now it seems
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me today from america university and journalist mark steiner who is host of the mark steiner show on pbs, and founder of the center for emerging media, and also from huffpo live, an msnbc contributor and editor, and thegrio.com, and a woman who gave me a holiday and vacation, joy reid, and nice to have you all here. and thank you so much for coming back, joy. i wanted to start with you this morning, what are they holding out for? at this point, three days before we are are heading over the cliff? >> right. >> what are they holding out for? >> well, basically the republicans at this point in the negotiation want three things. they want cuts to entitlement programs because they want to turn around the democrats and say they cut the entitlements. and they want to cut food stamps and cut school lunch programs, and thirdly, they want to p protect the wealthiest estates from any changes of the estate tax because they will have to give something on the rates, and they want to push the threathold of the rate increase as high as they could and go back to the $400,000 that they were offered from t
me today from america university and journalist mark steiner who is host of the mark steiner show on pbs, and founder of the center for emerging media, and also from huffpo live, an msnbc contributor and editor, and thegrio.com, and a woman who gave me a holiday and vacation, joy reid, and nice to have you all here. and thank you so much for coming back, joy. i wanted to start with you this morning, what are they holding out for? at this point, three days before we are are heading over the...
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. >> the new episode of "need to know" airs tonight on pbs. emily, thanks for joining us. >>> coming up, the newspaper column. some say it's a lost art form, but there's really nothing better than a good column to crystallize a story. errol louis joins us next in his compilation of the best newspaper columns of all time. oh it's clearance time! yeah, our low prices are even lower. we need to teach her how to walk. she is taking up valuable cart space. aren't you, honey? [ male announcer ] it's clearance time! up to 50% off seasonal decor. 50% off toys. apparel $3 to $9. walmart. c'mon, michael! get in the game! [ male announcer ] don't have the hops for hoops with your buddies? lost your appetite for romance? and your mood is on its way down. you might not just be getting older. you might have a treatable condition called low testosterone or low t. millions of men, forty-five or older, may have low t. so talk to your doctor about low t. hey, michael! [ male announcer ] and step out of the shadows. hi! how are you? [ male announcer ] learn more
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maybe the model of pbs could work. there are problems with that, because as you know pbs's really supported by a lot of companies and everyone wants to have their own point of view. if you yell out and not that it is a left newspaper, then you have the mclaughlin report and all these things. it is a problem. but we do not want to lose the "times" culture. what is the "times" trying to do? one thing they are trying to do is become more of a mass newspaper. half of their readership now is outside of new york. in the past there was only a fraction. that is clearly a possibility. another thing they can do is localize the paper, have pages in every major city that speak to the cultural events there and speak to the sports there, the weather there. they have done that a little better -- there is a "san -- a san addition francisco bay area. the chicago is still in the works. and texas addition. that is not right -- i'd just said that one. a race that. san francisco, chicago, and one in texas. they are localizing. they can not
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and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> ifill: much of the world paused today to observe christmas. the day brought all the traditional rites of faith for christians and a new urgency to calls for calm in the troubled corners of the globe. thousands of the faithful greeted pope benedict xvi today at his cal bony overlooking st. peter's square. in that timeless setting, the pontiff issued a new appeal for an end to violence especially in syria. >> may peace be for the people of syria, deeply wounded and divided by a conflict which has not spared even the defenseless and reached innocent victims. >> ifill: pilgrims also flocked to the holy land for christmas mass in bethlehem's church of the nativity believe to be the site of the jesus' birth. to the east in iraq security was tight outside a church in baghdad. armed police searched everyone who arrived for the christmas day service in a bid to prevent attacks by islamic militants. but sectarian violence did erupt in nigeria for the third christmas in a row. gunm
and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> ifill: much of the world paused today to observe christmas. the day brought all the traditional rites of faith for christians and a new urgency to calls for calm in the troubled corners of the globe. thousands of the faithful greeted pope benedict xvi today at his cal bony overlooking st. peter's square. in that timeless setting, the pontiff issued a new appeal for an end to violence especially in syria....
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and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> this is "bbc world news america." funding of this is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu, newman's own foundation and union bank. >> at union bank our relationship managers work hard to know your business. offering specialized solutions and capital to help you meet your growth objectives. we offer expertise and tailored solutions for small businesses and major corporations. what can we do for you? >> and now, "bbc world news america." >> egypt's new constitution is approved by more than 60% of voters who took part in the referendum. queen elizabeth hags used her christmas message to praise the volunteers for her diamond jubilee. >> people of all ages took trouble to take part in various ways and in many nations. perhaps the most striking of all was to witness the fellowship and friend ship of those who would gather together on thes
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and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> brown: the remaking of the obama administration's foreign policy team began today as the president nominated massachusetts senator john kerry to replace hilary clinton as secretary of state. the former presidential candidate who lost to george w. bush in 2004 got the nod after u.n. ambassador susan rice withdrew her name. she'd faced republican criticisms over the benghazi terrorist attack. president obama made the announcement this afternoon at the white house. >> i am very proud to announce my choice for america's next secretary of state, john kerry. in a sense, john's entire life has prepared him for this role. having served with valor in vietnam, he understands that we have a responsibility to use american power wisely, especially our military power. and he knows, from personal experience, that when we send our troops into harm's way, we must give them the sound strategy, a clear mission, and the resources that they need to get the job done. in an extraordinarily dis
and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> brown: the remaking of the obama administration's foreign policy team began today as the president nominated massachusetts senator john kerry to replace hilary clinton as secretary of state. the former presidential candidate who lost to george w. bush in 2004 got the nod after u.n. ambassador susan rice withdrew her name. she'd faced republican criticisms over the benghazi terrorist attack. president obama made...
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made available for everyone through contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. john sebastian: folk music has been around as long as there have been folks to sing it. folk music is about real people and real lives and the frustration of dissent. there was a time in america when the simple act of gathering together to share experiences united us and helped us sing our troubles away. how do you do? i'm john sebastian, and that was me, and this is my music. tonight, we're going to look back at some of the most popular songs of the folk era.
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the higher premiums would kick in for individuals making more h-pb $85,000 and couplethan $85,000. and couples making more than $130,000. >> five more victims of last friday's deadly massacre are being laid to rest. six-year-old catherine hubbard. annmarie murphy. benjamin wheeler and six-year-old allison wyatt. five of 26 lives the community is still trying to cope with that are now gone. >> we haven't had to look too far to find sadness and we are finding sadness again today. we've just got to keep going and stay strong and do everything we can, you know, the main concern is the children. >> we will stick together, we will get through this no matter what it takes. bill: peter doocy is live in newtown, connecticut. interest does not get better by the day, tkoeuts. >> reporter: no it doesn't: the service for the aid annmarie murphy that wrapped her arms around a special needs student before they were both killed on friday just started. cardinal timothy dolan will speak, it is the only victims through his dioceses an said he just wanted to pay his respects. reheard from annmarie's b
the higher premiums would kick in for individuals making more h-pb $85,000 and couplethan $85,000. and couples making more than $130,000. >> five more victims of last friday's deadly massacre are being laid to rest. six-year-old catherine hubbard. annmarie murphy. benjamin wheeler and six-year-old allison wyatt. five of 26 lives the community is still trying to cope with that are now gone. >> we haven't had to look too far to find sadness and we are finding sadness again today....
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and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> ifill: the school shootings that shook theation sparked a new call to action at the white house today.at the president vowed to have proposals ready for the new congress that convenes next mth.t somber scenes of mourning played out once again today in newtown, connecticut. while in washington, president obama walked into the white house briefing room named for james brady-- the press secretary critically wounded in the shooting of president reagan in 1981-- to talk about gun violence. >> the fact that this problem is complex can no longer be an excuse for doing nothing. >> ifill: instead, in the wake of the massacre at sandy hook elementary school, mr. oba said, "this time, the words need to lead to action" on gun violence. >> the vast majority of responsible law abiding gun owners would be some of the first to say that we should be able to keep an irresponsible law breaking few from buying a weapon of war. i'm willing to bet that they don't think that usina gun and usin
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huge selection from pb teen. they're regularly $60 to $70. slashed by 50%. $30 to $35. but free shipping. you have to do it today. >> get on, logon, get it done. we want to thank the companies in advance for help support all of you. >> another one tomorrow. >>> let's get inside to elizabeth. >> no, i'm right here. >> next door to elizabeth. >> i'm just a few feet away, sam. >> elizabeth? >> now, to a girl on a mission. she started a campaign to convince hasbro, the toymaking giant, to rethink how it markets one of its most popular toys. all because she wanted to get the perfect christmas present for her little brother. >> reporter: mckenna pope didn't have to go to the north pole. she went to youtube to make an appeal for her 4-year-old brother, gavin. and the one thing he wanted from santa. >> i want an easy-bake oven. >> reporter: it's not that easy. the cher was hoping for a color that wasn't just for girls. but hasbro makes the easy-bake oven in a pink and purple floral print. that's why his big sister went to bat for him. by stirring things up with a petition on ch
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at the university of denver, and he was leading the campaign, to get the moderator, jim lehrer, the pbs host, to ask the question about gun violence. after all, the debate was taking place in colorado. you had oaurora about that. tens of thousands of signatures, was a question asked? no. >> and basically both candidates did everything they could to not address guns. it was like the answers that that precipitated were really remarkable. dave cullen. amy goodman of democracy now. we're going to talk with congresswoman carolyn mccarthy whose husband was killed by the long island gunman right after this. .. [ shirt ] merry christmas, everybody! not so much. ho ho ho! this isn't that kind of deal. [ male announcer ] break from the holiday stress. save on ground shipping at fedex office. [ male announcer ] by earning a degree from capella more iuniversity, you'll have the knowledge to make an impact in your company and take your career to an even greater place. let's get started at capella.edu. i have obligations. cute tobligations, but obligations.g. i need to rethink the core of my portfoli
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the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs stations for viewers like you. thank you. once again, live from washington, moderator gwen ifill. gwen: good evening. if it seems like we have been here before, it's because we have. but this time the fatalities included 20 elementary school-aged children and 7 additional adults, including the shooter. shocking violence, innocent victims, expressions of outrage and from the president today, a promise to act. >> as a country we have been through this too many times, whether it's an elementary school in newtown or a shopping mall in oregon or a temple in wisconsin or a movie theater in aurora or a street corner in chicago, these neighborhoods are our neighborhoods and these children are our children. and we're going to have to come together and take meaningful action to prevent more tragedies like this, regardless of the politics. gwen: but what if anything can or will government do about it? the newtown shootings provide more fodder for a debate that interestingly enough we didn't even have in the 2012 presidential
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and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: violence continued across syria today as the united states welcomed a russian admission that syria's rebels may succeed in overthrowing president bashar al-assad. we may have a problem with that tape and we apologize. we'll try and get it together. if we're not able to -- we're going to go ahead and interview right now mr. vitaly churkin. he is russia's ambassador to the united nations. thank you for joining us. let me begin by asking you about the comment today made by your deputy foreign minister mr. bog don november. he said today "it is impossible to exclude a victory of the syrian opposition." how would you describe the situation in syria? >> well, you know i think he went on saying that the syrian government seems to be losing ground in the fighting with the opposition and i think this is obvious. but i don't think there is anything in that statement which one can welcome or not welcome. first of all, that doesn't mean that the trouble will end any time s
and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: violence continued across syria today as the united states welcomed a russian admission that syria's rebels may succeed in overthrowing president bashar al-assad. we may have a problem with that tape and we apologize. we'll try and get it together. if we're not able to -- we're going to go ahead and interview right now mr. vitaly churkin. he is russia's ambassador to the united nations. thank you for...
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you're about find out why when you look at some clips of an interview i did with patrick moore for pbs a few years ago. watch. >> i can remember the exact moment. i was 6 years old, and that was 60 years ago. i was sitting in the armchair in england. i picked up a book belonging to my mother who was always just a bit interested in astronomy. i thought this is interesting. 60 years later i am still trying to figure it out. >> venus, i don't recommend. it has a surface temperature of nearly 1,0 00 degrees. the atmosphere is mainly carbon monoxide. it is about 90,000 the pressure of this room. if you decide to go to venus and step outside your spacecraft you will immediately be fried, poisoned, squashed and corroded. i don't recommend it. >> who cares if there's a ring around neptune or not? how do you respond to that. >> it's always put forth by people who are in an earlier age who had a similar objection to the evolution of the wheel. bear in mind, too, if we ever stopped wanting to learn for the sake of learning, we will go into stagnation, and i hope that won't happen. i forget who th
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pb violating rigs by collecting personal information from the kids phones and sharing it with data workers. companies its investigating but examined 400 apps selected from online stores operated from apple and google. most apps failed to inform the parents about the data that could be found. >> apple making or apple mapping app coming under a safety warning for users in australia. police asking drivers to avoid using the app. officers say they had to rescue several people when the app led them to the wrong praise. in some cases drivers were stranded without food or water for 24 hours. tim cook apologized and promised improvement autos last week on abc 7 news at 4:00 we told you about $450 steel starbucks card and apparently it's been a hit. the card sold out, now listed for a thousand dollars on ebay. this card comes preloaded with $400 for use in stores that other $50 of the price covers the cost of the steel. starbucks says it's making available. >> so now, people want to pay $1,000 for a $400 card because it's made of steel. >> i'm having a hard time wrapping>÷úy my brain about tha. >
pb violating rigs by collecting personal information from the kids phones and sharing it with data workers. companies its investigating but examined 400 apps selected from online stores operated from apple and google. most apps failed to inform the parents about the data that could be found. >> apple making or apple mapping app coming under a safety warning for users in australia. police asking drivers to avoid using the app. officers say they had to rescue several people when the app led...
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obviously, this is in direct contravention of the cr pb. even though beijing has ratified it. i repeat that even though beijing has ratified the treaty. so while this convention has no mechanism, to force countries like china to respect disabled citizens, what it does do is allow leaders to falsely present themselves as forward leaning on disabled rights. just as they continue to run roughshod over such protections at home. supporters of this convention claim that ratifying it would allow our country to assume the moral high ground when it comes to addressing other gaps in disabilities rights. i would argue the opposite. as i just mentioned, becoming a party to this convention would actually put us in the company of nations that are nowhere near the high ground on this issue. moreover, we are to have the most comprehensive disability rights laws and protections in the world. in fact, the u.s. record of disability relates takes us back more than four decades. unequivocally demonstrating leadership in this area. that is why many look to us for guidance in developing their own di
obviously, this is in direct contravention of the cr pb. even though beijing has ratified it. i repeat that even though beijing has ratified the treaty. so while this convention has no mechanism, to force countries like china to respect disabled citizens, what it does do is allow leaders to falsely present themselves as forward leaning on disabled rights. just as they continue to run roughshod over such protections at home. supporters of this convention claim that ratifying it would allow our...
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and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> ifill: house republicans today offered their counter- offer to the president's plan for a deal both sides say is needed to avoid year-end tax increases. the move was the latest volley in an increasingly tense face- off between the two branches of government. >> with 28 days left to come to a deal on the nation's fiscal cliff, the white house is holding firm on its proposal to raise taxes on the wealthy. spokesman jay carney. >> the obstacle remains at this point the refusal to acknowledge by republican leaders that there is no deal that achieves the kind of balance that is necessary without raising rates on the top 2% wealthiest americans. the math simply does not add up. >> ifill: the white house proposes raising $1.6 trillion in taxes over ten years, imposing higher rates on those making more than $250,000 a year. in a letter sent to the white house today, speaker of the house john boehner rejected the president's approach, writing that republicans cannot in good consc
and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> ifill: house republicans today offered their counter- offer to the president's plan for a deal both sides say is needed to avoid year-end tax increases. the move was the latest volley in an increasingly tense face- off between the two branches of government. >> with 28 days left to come to a deal on the nation's fiscal cliff, the white house is holding firm on its proposal to raise taxes on the wealthy....